Re: [Evolution] Notes on Data migration Evolution 2.24.5 to 3.4.3

[Patrick O'Callaghan <poc usb ve>]

On Thu, 2012-08-09 at 12:06 +0100, Pete Biggs wrote:
> Finally, I would just point out that the best way of maintaining email
> for use on multiple systems and that is fairly impervious to changes
> in version is to keep your mail on a server and access it using IMAP -
> that way you don't have to worry about moving data and if the upgrade
> procedure doesn't work, all you will ever have to do is to re-enter
> the account configuration.

+1. In fact since Evo has supported IMAP since the beginning, a
migration strategy for widely separated versions is to move the old mail
onto an IMAP server, switch Evo versions, then just access it with the
new one (or download it again if you really must). Pity this isn't so
easy for contacts, tasks, filters etc.

poc